Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Secondary to Dropped Head Syndrome: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
The dropped head syndrome (DHS) is a disabling condition caused by severe weakness of the neck extensor muscles causing progressive reducible kyphosis of the cervical spine and the inability to hold the head up. Weakness can occur in isolation or in association with a generalized neuromuscular disor...
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Main Authors: | Abolfazl Rahimizadeh, Housain F. Soufiani, Saghayegh Rahimizadeh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5247102 |
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